

However, not ever place owns ConfigMgr since you have to buy it, but MDT is free, so it can be used by anyone anywhere. Personally, I'm a ConfigMgr guy and that's the way I like to deploy my Images. MDT will also allow you to deploy this reference image to any and all computers in your environment.

MDT will allow you to build your reference image and include applications, drivers, patches and such so that the image you deploy more closely resembles what you want to look like when finished. You'd then use something like MDT 2010 or ConfigMgr to then Deploy the reference image that you made. The WAIK tools are mostly helper applications and they are used primarily to create that initial reference image. The WAIK also includes Windows PE, which again assists Essentially though, the WAIK tools mostly help you in the creation of Answer Files to install the OS in an unattended manner. You can use a number of different tools to accomplish those tasks. (Or you could create and deploy multiple images.) One is going to be the creation of a "Reference" image and the other will be to "Deploy" that reference There are two main activities that you'll go through. Its a good tool to use to identify where you may or may not have problems and also to quantify how manyĪs for the WAIK, now you delve into the philosophy of creating images for W7 a little bit. Right, the ACT tool can be used to scan your environment to see what applications are out there which may or may not run properly on Windows 7.
